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6 Jul 2022, 9:01 am
[A conversation with Eugene Volokh about the Shapiro controversy and political statements by university leaders] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
26 Sep 2022, 1:47 pm
[Guidance given to faculty about effects of state abortion law raise troubling academic freedom questions] According to various reports, the general counsel at the University of Idaho has issued guidance to university employees regarding the state's new abortion law. [read post]
5 Dec 2019, 1:33 pm
Representative Matt Gaetz was widely mocked yesterday for suggesting during the impeachment hearing that "maybe it's a different president we should be impeaching," by which he meant the one who left office in January 2017. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 10:33 am
[A conversation with a long-time leader of the American Association of University Professors about academic freedom] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
21 Oct 2021, 5:00 am
[A conversation with the AAUP and FIRE about changes in the tenure system at state universities in Georgia] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
16 Nov 2021, 7:01 am
[Some professors at UM think Bright Sheng got what he deserved and would like to do it to others as well] The University of Michigan opened this academic year with an academic freedom scandal. [read post]
20 Jan 2022, 5:30 am
[The law school has initiated disciplinary hearings against Professor Amy Wax stemming from her appearance on Glenn Loury's podcast] In December 2021, University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Amy Wax appeared on Glenn Loury's podcast. [read post]
10 Feb 2021, 6:24 pm
[He gets to the right answer, but botched the execution.] [read post]
17 Oct 2022, 5:30 am
[Organic chemistry professor fired because students at NYU thought the grades were too harsh] The Academic Freedom Alliance released a statement regarding the decision of New York University not to renew the contract of organic chemistry professor Maitland Jones. [read post]
24 Apr 2019, 2:09 pm
President Donald Trump is a nearly inexhaustible source of constitutional puzzles. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 8:38 am
[The university's effort to suppress expert testimony in a lawsuit against the state is contrary to academic freedom and the First Amendment] The Academic Freedom Alliance has released its public letter on the situation at the University of Florida. [read post]
9 Nov 2023, 7:43 am
[Supporting Hamas butchery of Israeli civilians is beyond the pale] The extraordinary outpouring of support on American university campuses for the events of October 7th has, unsurprisingly, led to some backlash from alumni, donors, and future employers. [read post]
8 May 2019, 2:42 pm
Since we seem to be talking about whether the Democrats in the House should just do it and be legends, I have a new post over at Lawfare on the purposes of the impeachment power and how those purposes relate to the prospects of winning a guilty verdict in a Senate trial. [read post]
25 Sep 2019, 1:47 pm
Over at the Niskanen Center, I have a long post on the question of whether Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could simply refuse to hold a trial if the House of Representatives does manage to adopt articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 11:03 am
Thankfully, epidemics are no longer a routine feature of American life. [read post]
7 Mar 2020, 5:00 am
We are increasingly operating in a hyperpartisan world in which competing camps of partisan politicians, activists and voters yell at each other across an ideological chasm. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 6:54 am
I would not have thought it necessary to discuss this, but it has become a surprisingly widespread talking point that it is "paternalism" and a sign of an encroaching "nanny state" for government officials to take drastic actions to stop the spread of COVID-19. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 2:31 pm
As many students and instructors are experiencing disruption to their classes and an unexpected shift to an online learning environment, let me highlight a potentially helpful resource. [read post]
2 Feb 2023, 10:36 am
[Should conservatives worry about breaking the norm of political non-interference with state universities?] [read post]
12 Mar 2019, 5:30 am
Impeachment politics in an age of polarizationSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has recently repeated her longstanding views regarding President Donald Trump and impeachments. [read post]
